YORUBA ELDERS GOT
N750MILLION TO ENDORSE
JONATHAN'S RE-ELECTION BID
...How Governor Mimiko and Yinka Odumakin
Brokered the Deal between the Elders and the
Presidency
As controversy continues to trail president
Goodluck Jonathan's sudden romance with
different groups in the South West, fresh facts
have emerged that some prominent Yoruba elders
got a whopping N750million as bribe in exchange
for their support for Jonathan's re-election bid,
The ELITES reports
Fresh facts have emerged over why a few Yoruba
leaders under the guise of Afenifere socio-political
group reportedly endorsed President Goodluck
Jonathan’s reelection bid. A whopping N750m is
the carrot that was dangled before the elders.
Presenting a common interest under the banner of
Afenifere, The ELITES' findings revealed that the
elders allegedly involved include former Finance
Minister and presidential candidate of the Alliance
for Democracy (AD), Chief Olu Falae; Chief Reuben
Fasoranti, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Chief Lanihun Ajayi
and Senator Femi Okurounmu.
Governor Segun Mimiko of Ondo State and
Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin,
are said to have brokered the deal that got the
Yoruba leaders rewarded for coming out in the
open to
pledge their support for Jonathan. The President’s
popularity has rapidly nose-dived in recent months
particularly in the South-West, whose crucial votes
are needed to determine who wins the rescheduled
presidential election come Saturday March 28.
While General Buhari is believed to be in firm
control of the North-East and North-West zones,
which have the largest concentration of voters,
Presidential Jonathan has the upper hand in the
South-South and South-East zones. Both
candidates are projected to share the votes from
the North-Central leaving the South-West votes as
the likely decider of who will emerge as the
President.
While Jonathan won the votes from the entire
South-West with the exception of Osun State in
2011 under a secret arrangement with the political
leadership of the zone then, it is believed that the
majority of the votes from the zone this time
around will go for General Muammadu Buhari, the
APC candidate, who does not only have Asiwaju
Bola Tinubu as one of his biggest backers, but also
picked Tinubu’s candidate and a respected member
of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG,
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, as his running mate.
APC currently controls four out of the six states in
the South-West, including Lagos, which like Kano,
has the highest number of registered voters. Ekiti,
which though is currently under PDP, is likely to be
shared by the two candidates considering recent
revelation that the military was used by the
authorities to rig the election in favour of Ayodele
Fayose of the PDP.
An impeccable source informed The ELITES that
considering the calculations that South-West will
be the decider of the presidential votes, the
presidency had to reach out to certain Yoruba
elders and traditional rulers who are known to be
against Tinubu’s political machinery and woo them
to his side in order to create the impression that
some prominent Yorubas are also with the
president.
“The reason the President was very frequent to the
South-West in the last few weeks is because he
recognized the importance of the zone to his
victory. Just like he did in 2011, his style is simply
to throw money at the problem with the belief that
very few people can resist huge inducement. I can
tell you that N750m was budgeted for the elders
and it has already been disbursed. The money was
not just to curry their favour but to also turn them
into the president’s mouthpiece in the zone,” the
source informed.
It was also gathered that many of the beneficiaries
were delegates during the last national conference
and they are already seeing Jonathan as a good
source of revenue. “Although they may be
lightweights when it comes to delivering votes,
they have ‘nuisance’ value in the sense that they
wear the toga of Yoruba leaders which they always
use to their advantage when it comes to privileges
and benefits.
Both governor Babatunde Fashola and Igbo leaders
have recently made allusions to the fact that the
President’s visit to Lagos and other parts of South-
West was to induce as many stakeholders as
possible.

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Allegations. Very soon you will hear that they were paid in dollars.

All these desperate bloggers.. They are even more desperate than Nigeria's biggest landlord..

SmH

Jonathan the ATM
NEVER AGAIN Jonathan the prodigal

Hummm...hit like if u think GMB will win the General election,,and hit share if u think GEJ will win the General 'endorsement' elections...Gej for endorsement till 2019....

.....this is another propaganda soup badly cooked by the APC scumbags. Jonathan till APC e-goons get COMMON SENSE!

tomakint:
.....this is another propaganda soup badly cooked by the APC scumbags. Jonathan till APC e-goons get COMMON SENSE!

francizy:
All these desperate bloggers.. They are even more desperate than Nigeria's biggest landlord..
SmH

My signature says it all

APC lies and propaganda ND God's grace have 1 thing in common they are new every morning

More 'sources' and baseless allegations.

Na wa for Nigerian journalism . We need names and pictures!!!

Truly, the opposition has succeeded in creating the impression of anybody voting or supporting GEJ to have been bought. The office of the presidency has been smeared too much.


Things like this makes me wish GEJ was a dictator.

If all supporters of Jonathan were bought and APC cum buhari supporters are the only patriotic and selfless ones then; Nigeria is doomed...

Fear that man that sees nothing good in you but sees himself as the embodiment of goodness at echelon of purity...


Avoid them that thrive in character assassination and maligning of persons and personalities...

If gej can bribe men of God why should anyone be suprise if he bribe dis group.

Na national cake make evrybody collect deir share joor.

HzRF:

My signature says it all

APC lies and propaganda ND God's grace have 1 thing in common they are new every morning

I swear you no go kill me.........

Wait, I have a plan.

I need about 10 people to join me to create a group (with whichever yeye name we can think of) and openly declare our support for Gej. It seems that's the best moneymaking venture now

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front page plssssssssss

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All Jonathan supporters are bribed to do so

While Buhari supporters are patriots!

Smh!

Oloriburuku niwon! Awon agbalagba onijekuje ....

I am not surprised with Mimiko but surprised Odumakin sold his birth right to the clueless one. No matter the amount spent to buy the so called Yoruba group, it will not stand nor change the will and desire of the Yoruba race to CHANGE this clueless and corrupt administration. Yoruba vote based on development and their conscience and not based on interest of some greedy groups!!! Time will tell.

so our supposed elders are so cheap. While others are making a good bargain with the fedora hat wearing dunce, these ones are getting peanuts.
SMH.

APC and Buhari really pained! Whoever endorse or support GEJ is paid while Buhari supporters are patriots.

CAN/PFN endorse GEJ Ameachi said they got 7billion, no proof. Reason why many christians will vote GEJ. These pastors have influence over millions. Oyedepo, Ayo, Chris, Paul Adefarasin, Catholic, Anglican.

Afenifere and most Obas in South west endorse GEJ. Now you're saying they 750m. Your eyes will clear soon enough by March 28th.

Can APC give us list of major endorsement and adoption by other political parties for GMB? None. They have lies, propaganda on social, print and TVC. Deceiving themselves and the old man.